Usability Engineer (m/f/d) - Bensheim, Germany

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Date: Nov 17, 2024

Location: Bensheim, DE, 64625

Company: Dentsply Sirona, Inc

Requistion ID: 78460 
 

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.

 

Bringing out the best in people

 

As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we’re looking for the best to join us.

 

Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:

 

Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.

 

Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.

 

Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.

 

Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.  

 

 

Usability Engineer (m/f/d) - Bensheim, Germany

 

 

We are looking for an experienced and talented Usability Engineer to join our team. This person will contribute to the usability engineering of our cloud-based dental applications and devices, which empower dental professionals and revolutionize the way dental care is delivered. You will work with cross-functional teams including product owners, UX professionals, risk managers, regulatory compliance managers, product managers and various healthcare professionals to ensure that our medical devices meet the highest standards of usability, safety and effectiveness.

 

 

Your Responsibilities:

 

 

 

  • Create and maintain the Human Factors / Usability Engineering documentation as part of change management for existing products and for new developments in close coordination with Development, Risk Management and Product Management.
  • Plan, coordinate and conduct usability evaluations (formative and summative evaluations / human factors validation), including preparation of test materials, recruitment of participants and test moderation.
  • Analyze and document the results of usability evaluations and derive recommendations for product improvements.
  • Work with UX team members and stakeholders to define user interface requirements to ensure the implementation of a safe and effective product with excellent user experience.
  • Perform task analysis as part of usability risk analysis to identify potential usability errors and risks when interacting with our products.
  • Support the development of the Usability Engineering process (SOPs & work instructions)
  • Advocate for usability engineering best practices
  • Continuous improvement: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies and advancements in technology and dental care to continually improve safety, efficacy and user experience and push the boundaries of innovation.
  • Additional responsibilities as assigned.

 

Your Profile:

 

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Factors Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Interaction Design or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

  • 4+ years of experience in medical device usability engineering

  • Proven track record of projects with successful application of usability engineering activities and methods

  • Experience working with a global multidisciplinary team of product owners, risk managers, UX professionals, product managers, and regulatory compliance managers throughout the product development process

  • Experience in selecting and applying various usability engineering methodologies such as Task Analysis, FMEA, Functional Analysis.

Key Skills, Knowledge & Capabilities:

  • Dental industry knowledge is a plus
  • Fluency in business English and German is a must. Fluency in another language is a plus.
  • Knowledge of applying usability standards for medical devices (e.g. IEC 62366-1)
  • Knowledge of applying FDA usability guidelines and  various user research methods (e.g. usability testing, expert review, qualitative interviews)
  • Knowledge of requirements engineering
  • Knowledge of PLM & ALM systems and risk management is a plus
  • Up to 10% of travel is desired

 

 

 

 

Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.

If you need assistance with completing the online application due to a disability, please send an accommodation request to careers@dentsplysirona.com. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Request” in the subject.